I think you're laying out what is absolutely the best approach. If you're an employee it's sometimes hard to separate the company's interests from your own, so

I think you're laying out what is absolutely the best approach. If you're an employee it's sometimes hard to separate the company's interests from your own, so I sometimes do a mental exercise I call "playing consultant" - where it's purely my job to "consult". I try to honestly describe the options, give my best recommendation and then whatever they choose is on them.